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Sara Reardon in Science: We all need sleep, but no one really knows why. For the past 10 years, a prevailing theory has been that a key function of sleep is
Continue readingDoes Sleep Really Clean the Brain? Maybe Not, New Paper Argues
From Smithsonian: Coppery like a penny, thick like bad molasses, even a little gamey like a possum. The white conductor’s blood in her mouth probably didn’t taste good, but it probably
William Deresiewicz at Persuasion: Higher ed is at an impasse. So much about it sucks, and nothing about it is likely to change. Colleges and universities do not seem inclined
Continue readingReal Learning Has Become Impossible in Universities: DIY Programs Offer a Better Way
Shared by Masroor Ali, NJ: On his death bed, Alexander the Great summoned his generals and told them his three ultimate wishes: The best doctors should carry his coffin; The wealth
Roselyne Min at Euronews: Scientists have successfully developed a new, controllable prosthetic extra thumb designed to enhance productivity. Researchers at Cambridge University say the robotic thumb can help expand the
Continue readingThe Robotic Thumb Designed to Help You Enhance Productivity at Work
That summer was an oven on self-clean—beyond hot. The cops raided clubs for weeks.Huddled, frightened men and men and women and women and human and human heldat the end of
From the MIT Press Reader: When Daniel Dennett’s essay collection “Brainstorms” was published in 1978, the interdisciplinary field of cognitive science was just emerging. Dennett was a young scholar who
by Steven L. Tuck at The Conversation: On Aug. 24, in A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, shooting over 3 cubic miles of debris up to 20 miles (32.1 kilometers) in
Alice Park in Time: Lately, the biggest news in Alzheimer’s has been around a new drug treatment that can slow cognitive decline by nearly 30% among people in the early stages of
Continue readingChanging Your Diet and Lifestyle May Slow Down Alzheimer’s
What principles do we need to design a fair society? Here is political philosopher John Rawls’ classic thought experiment on redesigning society–the experiment considers a group of strangers who are
Continue readingPicture a Perfect Society. What Does it Look Like?
Joann Wypijewski in Sidecar: On 30 May, around cocktail time, a jury in New York criminal court found former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump guilty on all thirty-four counts
A traveler who had seen many countries, peoples and several of the earth’s continents was asked what attribute he had found in men everywhere. He said: “They have a propensity